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“Should I apply?” It’s the question we hear most often. We hear it from recent graduates who are taking their first steps after law school, and from lawyers who have been practicing for ten years or more. The hesitation is understandable. For many applicants, regardless of experience, taking a step… Click to Continue Reading.

Insight/Tips
The Myth of the Perfect Applicant
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Amanda Santache feels right at home as part of a team. Inspired by her undergraduate years as a varsity hockey player, Santache – a recent graduate of OsgoodePD’s Professional LLM in Criminal Law and Procedure – originally thought she might put her professional skills to work as a sports agent,… Click to Continue Reading.

Alumni Spotlight
Team player Amanda Santache thrives on Osgoode’s Criminal Law and Procedure LLM
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Neha Chugh, alumna of OsgoodePD's Professional LLM in Criminal Law and Procedure.

When Neha Chugh opened her own criminal law practice in the small eastern Ontario city of Cornwall, she expected the pace of her professional life to shift down a gear. After articling and practising with several seasoned criminal defence practitioners in Toronto, Chugh arrived in Cornwall in 2014 as a “trailing… Click to Continue Reading.

Alumni Spotlight
Neha Chugh takes her criminal law career to the next level with an Osgoode LLM
4 Min Read
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If there’s a tougher job in the corporate world than a human resources professional, Natalie MacDonald has yet to find it. “They have to be coaches and mediators, liaising between the company’s employees and the senior leadership. And on top of that, they have to know the law, without ever… Click to Continue Reading.

Program Spotlight
Osgoode program helps HR executives take their human resources law knowledge to the next level
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Poonam Puri, founder and director of the Professional LLM in Business Law

Few people embody the concept of business law better than Poonam Puri. One of Canada’s and the world’s most respected scholars of corporate law, corporate governance, investor protection and capital markets regulation, Puri also maintains an active practice advising and serving on multiple public and private boards. “It all ties… Click to Continue Reading.

Instructor Profile
Osgoode Prof Poonam Puri on her pioneering business law career
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María Estela Anaya Reyes, an alumna of the LLM in International Business Law, writing in her notebook at the Osgoode Hall Law School Library.

It’s difficult to write a one-size-fits-all blog post for internationally trained lawyers, because “internationally trained lawyer” is such a broad category. And actually, that’s one of the most important insights we can offer when it comes to preparing your application. Having a law degree is just one part of your… Click to Continue Reading.

Insight/Tips
Application Tips for Internationally Trained Lawyers
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